Description: This rotation presents a full range of neurosurgery cases in an inpatient and outpatient setting. Cases include neuro-oncology, spine, vascular neurosurgery, stereotactic and functional, radiosurgery, pediatric neurosurgery, and trauma. Students become active members of the surgical team which includes full-time faculty, neurosurgical residents, and mid-level providers.
Subspecialty Activities:
Other Learning Opportunities: Students will have the opportunity to shadow on-call neurosurgical residents and receive instruction in a variety of neurosurgical bedside procedures. These include lumbar puncture, intracranial pressure monitor placement, ventriculostomy placement, and cervical spinal traction.
Didactics: Weekly on Wednesdays with all Surgery Clerkship students
Students will have an opportunity to work with any of the faculty, all with diverse interests in neurological surgery. Topics include the neurosurgical exam, basic neuroradiology, epilepsy, pediatric CSF shunting, vascular neurosurgery, neuro-oncology, spinal surgery, and trauma. See Neurosurgery Conference Schedule included in welcome packet for additional didactic and conference information.
Call:
Call Schedule:
Two weekday nights, two weekend nights, no call on Tuesday to study for Wednesday didactics
Call Facility:
DHMC: GSM on-call rooms overseen by the Office of Clinical Education. Instructions for room sign-up posted in on-call area.
Call Details:
6:00pm-8:00am weekdays; 4:00pm-8:00am weekends
Demographics
Population: NH, VT, ME, NY, MA
No. of Patient:
Patient Encounters: The bulk of patient encounters will be in the operating room. In addition, students will participate in attending clinics. On average, a student can expect to be involved in about 40 operative cases, 20 clinic visits, and a variable number of inpatient and ED consults, depending on student interest.
Patient Census: Patient census is variable, but usually averages about 30 inpatients. Students will round on patients whose surgical cases they have observed. This is typically 5-8 patients per day.
Medical Procedures Info:
Practice Staff: Timothy C. Ryken, MD
Perry A Ball, MD
David F. Bauer, MD
Nathan E. Simmons, MD
Joshua P. Aronson, MD
Clifford J. Eskey, MD
Naser Jaleel, MD
Jennifer Hong, MD
Linton T. Evans, MD
Site Details
Communication Access:
Computer Access:
DHMC: Student lounge, Rubin Building
Phone Access:
Mail Access:
A student may contact Kellogg mailroom to forward US Mail, but not Hinman mail
Meals:
Meals Provided:
Yes
Meal Venue:
Cafeteria
Meals Details:
Dress Code: During the week attire should be a clean white coat, tie and professional dress. During the evening and weekend hours, more casual dress is acceptable.
Equipment/Texts: "Essentials of General Surgery" by Lawrence will be provided as required reading for didactic studies. It is recommended to read 20 pages per night during the Surgery Clerkship rotations.
Patton�s Neurological Differential Diagnosis
Greenberg�s Handbook of Neurosurgery
Osborne�s Diagnostic Neuroradiology
These can be signed-out from Danielle Potter for the duration of the rotation. They must be returned upon completion of the Neurosurgery rotation.